One dead after dump truck falls off Texas overpass

Posted 2022-06-14 15:15:01

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A dump truck driver is dead after their truck went off of an overpass in Texas on Monday afternoon.

The accident happened on June 13th before 1:45 p.m. in Missouri City, Texas.

According to Click2Houston News, firefighters from Houston Fire, Missouri City, and Stafford were called to Beltway 8 and US 90 at around noon for a dump truck that had fallen off the overpass.

The dump truck was hauling concrete at the time of the crash. It is not clear what led up to the crash, but the dump truck driver was killed in the incident.

No other vehicles were involved and no other injuries have been reported. The incident is still under investigation.

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